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and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen, including an ominous new warning to foreign diplomats in the north korean capital. our correspondents are standing by with all the latest developments in the region. and here in the united states. christiane amanpour and faique sa cary are here. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for the very latest. barbara? >> wolf, there were some initial signs today that things could be cooling off a little bit with the north koreans. but then again, maybe not. a dire new warning from kim jong-un, to foreign embassies in the capital
and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen,...
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kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what they're hoping for is cross voter action with south korea that would force the south korean military to respond and then it escalates. they're really hoping that the north koreans made their point, have shown they have more leverage, if they were to get back to talks and hoping that calmer heads will prevail. >> certainly a hair trigger if any sort of mistake happens. there are, what, 28,000 u.s. troops right on the border there? >> that's right. not only are they worried about some kind of launch that might hit somebody.
kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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look passed the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan, with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on kim jong-un's part, they can't reach the u.s. yet. but they have a more limited strike, something short of an all out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea getting right up to the edge, stumbling and then falling over the edge. >> former ambassador chris hill says the real danger is the north shelling the border island like it did in 2010, and there's a wildcard here that worries the u.s., young, inexperienced and kim jong-un's desire to prove himself as a leader. >> are there any north koreans that have their doubts to whether he is really up to this. >> the north rhetoric has not been matched by any actual military moves, but it has no foreseeable end game and could go on for a while. north koreans protested on the streets one day after the u.s. flew b2 bombers on a training run, and it could lead to unintended consequences. >>
look passed the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan, with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on kim jong-un's part, they can't reach the u.s. yet. but they have a more limited strike, something short of an all out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea getting right up to the edge, stumbling and then falling over the edge. >> former ambassador chris hill...
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over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident on the demilitarized zone or perhaps an incident offshore. you know, it's well known that the south korean navy has just had it up to here with these north korean provocations. so, i think what is very interesting about this is how prolonged this propaganda campaign has been, how intense it's been. and the big question will be, when the exercises, when our exercises wind down, which is toward the end of april, will the propaganda wind down. in the meantime, will it continue through what is really going to be several more weeks. >> yeah, i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to
over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident...
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and the white house says it would not be surprised if kim jong-un orders missiles to be fired to show off his military might. >> north korea could be making preparations to launch missiles and we would not be surprised to see them take such an action. >> let's bring in our international anchor, jim clancy. what is the situation like there in south korea right now, ain is reaction to the north? >> the number one story here in seoul this afternoon is the weather outside. it turned cold and rainy and people were hoping for a spring. these are exercises between the united states and south korean forces and they expect it to be continue until the end of april. and on the missile front, they are aware and understand the intelligence, and everybody is convinced this is going to be another one of the north korean's leaders' test where he will provoke the response from the outside world and anger them. what the real concern is? it's not the big conflict or attack, it's really an accident. here is an analyst here in seoul describing what we are talking about. >> there's another danger, the fog
and the white house says it would not be surprised if kim jong-un orders missiles to be fired to show off his military might. >> north korea could be making preparations to launch missiles and we would not be surprised to see them take such an action. >> let's bring in our international anchor, jim clancy. what is the situation like there in south korea right now, ain is reaction to the north? >> the number one story here in seoul this afternoon is the weather outside. it...
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kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, have something to smile about. a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least according to one of its members. senator lindsey graham told cnn's "state of the union" today that he expects to have a draft bill by the end of the week. >> i believe it will pass the house because it secures our borders. it controls who gets a job. as to the 11 million, they will have a pathway to be citizenship. but it will be earned, and it will be long, and it will be hard, and i think it is fair, the main thing, the combination of events in this bill will prevent a third wave of illegal immigration. >> florida republican senator marco rubio said today no deal has been reached but o
kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, have something to smile about. a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least...
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including from kim jong-il, who was the father of kim jong-un. and you know, they make a big deal with incendiary and bombastic rhetoric trying to get the attention of the united states, south korea, japan, russia, china, trying to get more food aid, trying to get back to talks which the north koreans then routinely violate when they make commitments. and so i think this time the obama administration is determined not to rise to bait. that's the right reaction. you know that we've just had south korean u.s. military exercises. that's the right way to show the north koreans that they're the weaker party here. i think we'll see this level of rhetoric continue from the north. it would be very surprising, however, if they did anything in the way of direct attacks on south korea. kim jong-un is untested basically young and new leader of this country with the generals around him in the military so there's an internal message, there's the external message poking an eye at the west. you know there's a lot of room for mistakes. >> well, there is. and i th
including from kim jong-il, who was the father of kim jong-un. and you know, they make a big deal with incendiary and bombastic rhetoric trying to get the attention of the united states, south korea, japan, russia, china, trying to get more food aid, trying to get back to talks which the north koreans then routinely violate when they make commitments. and so i think this time the obama administration is determined not to rise to bait. that's the right reaction. you know that we've just had...
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what is the likelihood that kim jong-un and his army could pull that off? >> in a word, zero. they cannot hit the u.s. mainland with what they have now. if they were to launch that missile that they put up to put a satellite in orbit, they'd have to leave it on the launch pad probably ten days as they fueled it up. they simply don't have the capability, they're too vulnerable, but they do have medium and long-range missiles with a range of about 1,300 miles the longest ones and that does put guam and japan within range, those missiles work and there are concerns over that, the concerns are over the more low level things they could do, the cyber attacks like we saw in the banks, the incident like the "cheonan" that was lost in 2010, those are things that south korea and the u.s. are keeping a close eye on tonight. >> jim clancy in seoul, south korea, for us, thank you. >>> we've got much more ahead this hour. >> here is a look at what's coming up. >>> the unthinkable crime in a small georgia town a 13-month-old baby shot dead in his stroller. police say they have their two susp
what is the likelihood that kim jong-un and his army could pull that off? >> in a word, zero. they cannot hit the u.s. mainland with what they have now. if they were to launch that missile that they put up to put a satellite in orbit, they'd have to leave it on the launch pad probably ten days as they fueled it up. they simply don't have the capability, they're too vulnerable, but they do have medium and long-range missiles with a range of about 1,300 miles the longest ones and that does...
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i think this has proven over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident on the demill itarized zone or offshore. it's well known the south korean navy has had it up to here with the north korean provocations. i think what is very interesting about this is how prolonged this propaganda campaign has been, how intense it's been, and the big question will be when the exercises -- when our exercises wind down, which is toward the end of april, will the propaganda wind down. in the meantime, will it continue through what is really going to be several more weeks? >> yeah. i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to start beefing up its
i think this has proven over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you...
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kim jong-un putting rockets on stand by and warning of possible strikes on hawaii, guam and the u.s. mainland. the united states responding to the threats by flying stealth bombers in a practice mission over south korea. an island near the korean border also is a target of the communist regime's fiery threats. our senior international correspondent matthew chance went there. this is a story you'll see only on cnn. >> reporter: across the yellow sea, the island flashpoints of this korean standoff. we traveled by high-speedboat, within sight of north korean waters, where tensions are making waves once more. along this ferry heading off the south korean coast, it's very close to the tension maritime border with the north. over the past few weeks, north korea has been threatening to attack the islands, urging the inhas be inhas bebitants to evacuate. for the people here, they take it very seriously. and this is why. back in 2010, yeonpyeong was attacked by north korean artillery. there was no warning. shells just rained down on the island, causing panic and destruction. at least four sou
kim jong-un putting rockets on stand by and warning of possible strikes on hawaii, guam and the u.s. mainland. the united states responding to the threats by flying stealth bombers in a practice mission over south korea. an island near the korean border also is a target of the communist regime's fiery threats. our senior international correspondent matthew chance went there. this is a story you'll see only on cnn. >> reporter: across the yellow sea, the island flashpoints of this korean...
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has taken may have been more provocative, may have pushed and provoked this new leader, kim jong-un, more than intended, so they're dialing things back just a bit. keep in mind that the u.s. presence has been increasing in the region in recent weeks starting back on march 8th when the u.s. flew b-52s as part of what was described as a routine mission. then about 2 1/2 weeks later, a repeat mission was also conducted. and then on the 28th, about two days later after that last b-52 mission, stealth bombers were sent to the region. earlier this week, navy ships sent just off the coast as well with a platform for radar communications and so forth. and then just yesterday, the u.s. announcing that a missile defense system would be sent to guam in recent weeks. so, all these steps part of a playbook, according to the report, but now put on hold as the u.s. tries to assess the situation there in north korea. >> and it's just so hard to gauge what the reaction's going to be of the north koreans. i mean, quite frankly, it's, you know, it's a hermit -- we just don't know how they're going to r
has taken may have been more provocative, may have pushed and provoked this new leader, kim jong-un, more than intended, so they're dialing things back just a bit. keep in mind that the u.s. presence has been increasing in the region in recent weeks starting back on march 8th when the u.s. flew b-52s as part of what was described as a routine mission. then about 2 1/2 weeks later, a repeat mission was also conducted. and then on the 28th, about two days later after that last b-52 mission,...
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even some north korean experts say kim jong-un was painting himself into a corner with all of that. he was whipping up so much national fervor and getting people geared up to go to war that it could backfire on him. he could lose credibility or even worse, he can find himself in a position where he had to make good on some of those threats in order to maintain a standing in the eyes of his own people. there's little doubt, at this point, that over the course of the next hours and days, all eyes from washington to beijing, from here in seoul to moscow, are going to be on north korea and kim jong-un to try to see what he does say, to try to listen closely and find out what the next move of pyongyang will be. alison? >> okay, jim clancy in seoul, south korea, thanks. >>> basketball star kobe bryant accomplishes something few nba players get to achieve in their career. that and your march madness highlights are next. can acne cleansers be tough on breakouts and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the winterg
even some north korean experts say kim jong-un was painting himself into a corner with all of that. he was whipping up so much national fervor and getting people geared up to go to war that it could backfire on him. he could lose credibility or even worse, he can find himself in a position where he had to make good on some of those threats in order to maintain a standing in the eyes of his own people. there's little doubt, at this point, that over the course of the next hours and days, all eyes...
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. >> kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he's going further and further out. i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea, or some base in the pacific. >> meantime, the u.s. deployed stealth fighter jets to south korea yesterday. defense officials say it's part of an ongoing joint military exercise between the two countries. >>> two men are dead in china, reportedly from a strain of bird flu not previously seen in humans. the men, 27 and 87 years of age, contracted the h7n9 strain. china's official news agency reports a third person. a 35-year-old woman, is in critical condition. chinese health officials say they don't know how the victims became infected. their symptoms included coughing and fever which later developed into pneumonia. >>> we could learn whether prosecutors in colorado will seek the death penalty for james holmes. court documents reveal holmes' lawyers offered a guilty plea in excha
. >> kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he's going further and further out. i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face he has to launch some sort of attack on south korea, or some base in the pacific. >> meantime, the u.s. deployed stealth fighter jets to south korea yesterday. defense officials say it's part of an ongoing joint military exercise between the two...
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kim jong-un has been in power for less than 16 months. he's purging officials who are loyal to his dad, the previous leader, and really right now we have got a situation in pyongyang where nobody is in control. when that happens, elements set the tone. that's why we're hearing some pretty disturbing rhetoric. >> one other prediction, you say in as little as three years north korea will have a nuclear warhead able to hit any american city it chooses. first, what evidence do you have to back that up? >> in january 2011, it was said the north koreans would have a ballistic missile that would be able to hit the united states. we're now two years down the road. we saw a very successful missile test in december. we know that the chinese have been selling their warhead designs to other countries. so the north koreans probably have them. they had a successful nuclear test last month. so north korea is making fast progress and we have got to assume that it is within a three-year time frame, five years at the most that they will be able to do that.
kim jong-un has been in power for less than 16 months. he's purging officials who are loyal to his dad, the previous leader, and really right now we have got a situation in pyongyang where nobody is in control. when that happens, elements set the tone. that's why we're hearing some pretty disturbing rhetoric. >> one other prediction, you say in as little as three years north korea will have a nuclear warhead able to hit any american city it chooses. first, what evidence do you have to...
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. >> they have the leader, the premier in north korea, some of kim jong-il. and he did that. he is doing that with the military. this is not unexpected. the difficulty is we, the united states and all the other nations can read the capabilities. we've never been good at reading their intentions. >> and u.s. officials say they're not seeing any unusual military movements along with this. does this mean it's all rhetoric? >> it's completely rhetoric right now based on what we can see in north korea. and we have capabilities to read what the north is doing. what we don't do a good job is ever penetrate the working government, if you will. o better understand their intentions, you have to be inside. we don't have that type of inside look. we can look at the capabilities and say there is no increased capability that we see. what we see are video clips. we see bluster. that must be taken seriously based on the contest. >> thank you so much for joining us. coming up, we worry it's not worth the hefty price tag? what if a billionaire agreed to buy it back from you in three years? tha
. >> they have the leader, the premier in north korea, some of kim jong-il. and he did that. he is doing that with the military. this is not unexpected. the difficulty is we, the united states and all the other nations can read the capabilities. we've never been good at reading their intentions. >> and u.s. officials say they're not seeing any unusual military movements along with this. does this mean it's all rhetoric? >> it's completely rhetoric right now based on what we...
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you've seen these pllt parades, mass demonstrations in favor of kim jong un. they think this untested leader trying to get some street cred back home has kind of done that. they are expecting that the north koreans could take some sort of action, whether it's a missile launch, nuclear test. they're hoping they won't do some sort of cross action with south korea that then could escalate. they're hoping and seeing in the region that even as the threats seem so intense right now that it could be cooling down just a bit, miguel. >> elise labott in washington, d.c., thank you very much. >>> new this morning, anti-ap t anti-apartheid nelson mandela has had a history of lung problems dating back to his time in prison and has been released from the hospital. >>> two texas prosecutors, officials in kaufman county are cracking down on threats and taking every potential threat seriously. just thursday, someone called in a bomb threat during the memorial service for district attorney mike mclelland and his wife. whoever made that threat hasn't been found. but police arres
you've seen these pllt parades, mass demonstrations in favor of kim jong un. they think this untested leader trying to get some street cred back home has kind of done that. they are expecting that the north koreans could take some sort of action, whether it's a missile launch, nuclear test. they're hoping they won't do some sort of cross action with south korea that then could escalate. they're hoping and seeing in the region that even as the threats seem so intense right now that it could be...
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." >>> strong man kim jong-un spelled out his potential targets on a map during an emergency meeting with his generals. one of those targets, austin, texas. yes, texas. raising the question, should the u.s. military take kim jung un seriously. >> let's bring in chris lawrence. he's doing serious reporting on this. what are you hearing, chris? >> wolf, a lot of people in texas right now have to be wondering, how in the world did we end up on any sort of target list with a bull's-eye. u.s. officials aren't concerned about austin, but they are very worried about this escalating rhetoric. look past the picture of kim jong-un putting north korean rockets on standby inside his military command. there's a chart marked, u.s. mainland strike plan, with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason, austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on pyongyang's part. they can't reach the u.s. yet. but tens of thousands of american troops are well within range of a more limited strike, something short of an all-out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea kind of g
." >>> strong man kim jong-un spelled out his potential targets on a map during an emergency meeting with his generals. one of those targets, austin, texas. yes, texas. raising the question, should the u.s. military take kim jung un seriously. >> let's bring in chris lawrence. he's doing serious reporting on this. what are you hearing, chris? >> wolf, a lot of people in texas right now have to be wondering, how in the world did we end up on any sort of target list with...
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kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. >> over the weekend, north korea declared it was a state of war with the south. >>> power company officials say a deadly accident at a nuclear plant in arkansas did not put the public in danger. one worker was killed, three others injured, entergy, the power company, says the victims were helping move part of a generator out of the building when it fell and they insist the accident did not happen in a radiation area and the reactor was not affected. >>> three people killed in a spectacular 95-vehicle crash along the virginia/north carolina border. 25 others taken to hospitals. this crash is described as a series, a chain of 17 separate wrecks. in one of them, the bed of a tractor trailer caught fire after it collided withix cars. all lanes of interstate 77 have now been reopened. investigators say they believe weather was a factor. meteorologist jennifer delgado joins us now to explain. good morning. >> good morning, christine. weather was a factor esp
kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. >> over the weekend, north korea declared it was a state of war with the south. >>> power company officials say a deadly accident at a nuclear plant in arkansas did not put the public in danger. one worker was killed, three others injured, entergy, the power company, says the victims were helping move part of a generator out of the building when it fell and they insist the accident did not happen in a...
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he seems to be the threat is coming a lot faster and sharper than his father, kim jong-il but there is a pattern to the north korea in which they make these bellicose threats and take action. ironically some missile launcher, even a nuclear test would be the best the u.s. could hope for. what they really don't want to see is some cross-border action in which south korea then is forced to respond and then things escalate. so after some kind of action by north korea, they're hoping that they could dial it down, get everybody back, cooler heads prevailing and they could eventually get north korea to have some kind of talks. >> elise, thank you very much. we'll have more when we talk to former adviser to president obama in just about 30 minutes. >>> but first let's take a closer look at what north korea is doing with its missiles and how satellites could be the first weapon of defense for washington and seoul. cnn's tom foreman, and retired general james "spider" marks tell us about that. >> all eyes on the eastern coast of north korea where the musudan mobile launchers are. let's bring in
he seems to be the threat is coming a lot faster and sharper than his father, kim jong-il but there is a pattern to the north korea in which they make these bellicose threats and take action. ironically some missile launcher, even a nuclear test would be the best the u.s. could hope for. what they really don't want to see is some cross-border action in which south korea then is forced to respond and then things escalate. so after some kind of action by north korea, they're hoping that they...
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. >> speaking of ideas, kim jong un, this young leader -- what a jump. >> how do you think the obama administration is handling all these threats coming from north korea? >> well, i think, you know, again, i obviously have lots of complaints with the president about issues, but i think sending the b-2 bombers in a very public way, communicating very clearly we stand by south korea, i think so far they have been very balanced and very reasonable in their response. everyone needs to understand, nobody understands north korea. the chinese don't understand north korea. the south koreans don't understand north korea. presumably, we think he's doing this to consolidate his power inside the country. but it's a very isolated country. and we have no idea what they believe about the world. >> what is so scary, though, and i've been to north korea, is that one miscalculation, you've got a million north korean troops just north of the dmz. seoul, just 30 miles below the dmz clearly within artillery range and the devastation in the first hours of the war would be horrendous. >> does it make sense
. >> speaking of ideas, kim jong un, this young leader -- what a jump. >> how do you think the obama administration is handling all these threats coming from north korea? >> well, i think, you know, again, i obviously have lots of complaints with the president about issues, but i think sending the b-2 bombers in a very public way, communicating very clearly we stand by south korea, i think so far they have been very balanced and very reasonable in their response. everyone...
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this indicates they suspect perhaps the next move by this young north korean leader, kim jong-un, is going to be to test fire some of his missiles. this is a long-held pattern. he had the long-range test fire. they launched a satellite into orbit. they got sanctions for that. they had an underground nuclear test. what's left are some of the short and medium-range missiles, and i think they expect him to do that. this move is not as much a signal perhaps to north korea, but to the u.s. allies in the region, we've got your back. christine? >> all right, jim clancy for us this morning in seoul. thanks, jim. >>> 6,000 lives lost in syria last month. the opposition says that is the deadliest month since the civil war in the country erupted two years ago. cnn cannot independently verify these numbers. the tally does not include people held in detention centers or people who have been kidnapped by rebels. their fate unknown. >>> court officials in colorado this morning apologizing for a paperwork error, a paperwork error that allowed evan ebel to be freed from prison four years too soon. eb
this indicates they suspect perhaps the next move by this young north korean leader, kim jong-un, is going to be to test fire some of his missiles. this is a long-held pattern. he had the long-range test fire. they launched a satellite into orbit. they got sanctions for that. they had an underground nuclear test. what's left are some of the short and medium-range missiles, and i think they expect him to do that. this move is not as much a signal perhaps to north korea, but to the u.s. allies in...
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should president obama pick up the phone and chat with kim jong-un? will? >> no. and i'll tell you why. peter king's analogy out a little further. it's not just like a mafia family, but it would be like the gambino crime family after john gotti fell. it's in still disarray. he's not the guy you call up on the phone and have everything expect to fall in line. he's fighting for his own life there. he's fighting for his own power. attempting to consolidate it with the generals that were under his father. so acting tough, all these shows of force are an attempt to solidify his base of power. that's not the guy you negotiate with. >> maybe. the latest threat from north korea labeled the united states a boiled pumpkin, whatever that means. but maria, can you reason with a leader who says things like that? >> well, certainly it's not something that comes to mind and i agree with will that the president should not certainly pick up the phone and frankly listen to anything that dennis rodman is advising him on. but i will say this, i do agree that in terms of kim jong-un b
should president obama pick up the phone and chat with kim jong-un? will? >> no. and i'll tell you why. peter king's analogy out a little further. it's not just like a mafia family, but it would be like the gambino crime family after john gotti fell. it's in still disarray. he's not the guy you call up on the phone and have everything expect to fall in line. he's fighting for his own life there. he's fighting for his own power. attempting to consolidate it with the generals that were...
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. >> reporter: there are new images of kim jong-un looking ready for war. but is that his goal? >> i would reiterate that we haven't seen action to back up the rhetoric in the sense that we haven't seen significant changes, as i said, in the north in terms of mobilizations or repositioning of forces. >> reporter: but analysts say that's small comfort. >> this new leadership that's very unpredictable that will fire off a missile then at the same time sit down with dennis rodman and say that he wants obama to call him. >> reporter: victor cha says north korea's recent successful missile and nuclear tests play, perhaps, into the regime's ultimate goal, to not give up its weapons crown jewels. >> you can't put it past them the idea that they are also trying to establish a new equilibrium at which they are accepted as a nuclear weapons state. >> and that underground nuclear test might have been more advanced than initially thought. analysts say there were very few emissions, radioactive emissions from that test which is an indication that north koreans succeeded in burying it deep un
. >> reporter: there are new images of kim jong-un looking ready for war. but is that his goal? >> i would reiterate that we haven't seen action to back up the rhetoric in the sense that we haven't seen significant changes, as i said, in the north in terms of mobilizations or repositioning of forces. >> reporter: but analysts say that's small comfort. >> this new leadership that's very unpredictable that will fire off a missile then at the same time sit down with dennis...
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the sense is that perhaps they have pushed kim jong-un too far. and they are dialing things back, trying to lower the temperature in the region. over the last several weeks, the u.s. has been ramping up its presence in the region. twice last month, sending b-52s to do missions over south korea, then following that up by sending stealth bombers to the region earlier this week, navy ships were -- went in there, and just yesterday we learned a missile defense system will be sent to guam earlier than expected. there is this plan, has been this plan to show the sort of sense of force, to flex the muscles here in the u.s., but at the same time, some concern that they have pushed a little too far. there is a lot of worry, though, because the uncertainty of newt leader in north korea, thought to be unpredictable, perhaps more dangerous than his father, so secretary of defense chuck hagel saying they are not taking anything for granted. >> some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger. >> reporter: so the walk
the sense is that perhaps they have pushed kim jong-un too far. and they are dialing things back, trying to lower the temperature in the region. over the last several weeks, the u.s. has been ramping up its presence in the region. twice last month, sending b-52s to do missions over south korea, then following that up by sending stealth bombers to the region earlier this week, navy ships were -- went in there, and just yesterday we learned a missile defense system will be sent to guam earlier...
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this regime seems more unstable now than it ever was under his father, kim jong-il. does that instability make north korea's threat bigger or smaller, and who's in charge? >> don, it is an alarming time. he is a new leader, and frankly there isn't much known about his track record, because he's only been on the job for a little more than a year. we have a lot of information about kim jong-il during his 17 years during the leader of north korea. he manufactured and managed a lot of crises himself, but one thing that's important here is we're at a very early stage of new leadership around the region, so the testing and probing and assessing is something that's going to cause a lot of heart burn, but for the north koreans is an important type of exercise to see what they are dealing with, as well. the more he can protect his book of flinches, the more he can calibrate crises going forward. >> all right, thank you very much. we appreciate that. john park thinks as tensions mount on the korean peninsula, wolf blitzer takes you inside the conflict on a special edition of "
this regime seems more unstable now than it ever was under his father, kim jong-il. does that instability make north korea's threat bigger or smaller, and who's in charge? >> don, it is an alarming time. he is a new leader, and frankly there isn't much known about his track record, because he's only been on the job for a little more than a year. we have a lot of information about kim jong-il during his 17 years during the leader of north korea. he manufactured and managed a lot of crises...
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if they pick a fight with the united states, then kim jong-un's reign is going to be a very, very short one. >> right. pj crowley, thank you very much for joining me. >> all right, piers. >>> now to some controversial comments from the son of ronald reagan in which he urges america's churches to fight against same-sex marriage and calls it a slippery slope, i'm quoting, to bestiality, polygamy and perhaps even murder. well, michael reagan is here to explain himself. michael, you and i are friends and we have talked about many issues on this show. but i don't come to this particular encounter feeling very friendly towards you, because i found these comments, i'll be honest with you, quite offensive. likening same-sex marriage in any form to polygamy, bestiality in particular and murder seems to me at best crass and offensive. >> what's interesting, to explain this, in fact, these are the same questions that are being posed in courtrooms across the united states of america and, in fact, posed within the supreme court just eight days ago. it's interesting. when they're posed in a court of
if they pick a fight with the united states, then kim jong-un's reign is going to be a very, very short one. >> right. pj crowley, thank you very much for joining me. >> all right, piers. >>> now to some controversial comments from the son of ronald reagan in which he urges america's churches to fight against same-sex marriage and calls it a slippery slope, i'm quoting, to bestiality, polygamy and perhaps even murder. well, michael reagan is here to explain himself....
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kim jong-un has two missiles ready to launch. has the countdown begun? >>> plus, hey, good-looking. the president apologizes to california's attorney general. >> he apologized for creating this distraction. >> did he really need to? then there's michelle obama's slip of the tongue. >> as a busy single mother -- or i shouldn't say single. >> first couple in hot water. are they just being human? >>> and ari gold meets downton a abbey. jeremy piven is not giving up ari just yet. >>> young hollywood gone wild. from justin bieber to lance bass. >>> good evening. this is "piers morgan live." got a lot to get to tonight, including north korea's ongoing nuclear threat. the white house says it would not be surprised to see pyongyang conduct a new missile test. i will ask the former senator george mitchell what it would take to calm things down. >>> we begin with the white house in hot water for of all things, a compliment. the president called california's attorney general last night to apologize for the uproar after he called her quote, by far the best-looking attorney general in the countr
kim jong-un has two missiles ready to launch. has the countdown begun? >>> plus, hey, good-looking. the president apologizes to california's attorney general. >> he apologized for creating this distraction. >> did he really need to? then there's michelle obama's slip of the tongue. >> as a busy single mother -- or i shouldn't say single. >> first couple in hot water. are they just being human? >>> and ari gold meets downton a abbey. jeremy piven is not...
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this as kim jong-un says its nukes are a national treasure. one u.s. congressman says an attack on south korea may be the only way for the young leader to save face. >> it is not an empty threat. i wouldn't be that concerned about them hitting mainland u.s. now or even u.s. territory. i think the real threat is to what north korea might be boxing itself into. kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy, he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out. i don't think he can get himself back in. my concern is he may feel he has to save face or some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >> south korea is warning the north that any provocative moves would be met with a strong response. >>> as a war in afghanistan wages on, one crew found themselves caught in the cross fire. in this exclusive report, anna coren gives us a rare glimpse into their deadly world and shows us what it is like to be in the middle of a fire fight on taliban turf. >> reporter: as rounds of gunfire ring out in the
this as kim jong-un says its nukes are a national treasure. one u.s. congressman says an attack on south korea may be the only way for the young leader to save face. >> it is not an empty threat. i wouldn't be that concerned about them hitting mainland u.s. now or even u.s. territory. i think the real threat is to what north korea might be boxing itself into. kim jong-un is trying to establish himself, he's trying to be the tough guy, he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and...
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look past the picture of kim jong un putting north korean rockets on standby. there is a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan with missile trails at hawaii, california, d.c. and, for some reason, austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on pyongyang's part. they can't reach the u.s. yet. but tens of thousands of oh american troops are well within range of a more limited strike, something short of an all-out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea kind of getting right up to the edge, stumbling and falling over the edge. >> reporter: former ambassador chris hill says the real danger is the north shelling a border island like it did in 2010. hill says there is a wild card here that worries the u.s. young, inexperienced kim jong un's desire to prove himself as a leader. >> i think north koreans have their daughtoubts about whether kid is up to it. >> reporter: so far the rhetoric has not been matched by military moves. but it has no foreseeable end game and could go on for a while. north korea's protested on the streets one day after the u.s. flew l
look past the picture of kim jong un putting north korean rockets on standby. there is a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan with missile trails at hawaii, california, d.c. and, for some reason, austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on pyongyang's part. they can't reach the u.s. yet. but tens of thousands of oh american troops are well within range of a more limited strike, something short of an all-out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea kind of getting right up to...
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this is kim jong-un's only second year, i believe, where he's in this. so, diplomacy is possible, certainly, but think of what has to be overcome. there's no record. diplomacy has been an abysmal failure in the past. he's got prison camps holding everyone. there's all kinds of issues that are going to block the way the u.s. has signaled it's willing, it's open, to continue. john, back to you. >> all right, thanks, jim clancy in seoul, south korea. >>> developing overnight. all systems go at japan's crippled fukushima power plant after the cooling system went down for several hours. it's designed to keep spent adomic fuel cool. this is the second failure in a month. >>> documents show a psychiatrist who treated colorado shooting suspect james holmes warned police holmes was danger a month before the massacre. the psychiatrist contacted a compass officer about holmes and warned he had made homicidal statements. the newly released affidavit said holmes had stopped seeing dr. fenton and was sending her threatens text messages. >>> new video shows the murdere
this is kim jong-un's only second year, i believe, where he's in this. so, diplomacy is possible, certainly, but think of what has to be overcome. there's no record. diplomacy has been an abysmal failure in the past. he's got prison camps holding everyone. there's all kinds of issues that are going to block the way the u.s. has signaled it's willing, it's open, to continue. john, back to you. >> all right, thanks, jim clancy in seoul, south korea. >>> developing overnight. all...